At least Apple acknowledges all of this quite transparently, in a way I haven't seen any other comparable company repeating so far.
That is of course not taken into account because it would ruin a narrative that, although inflated and mostly debunked, still addresses the expectations of a wide readership.
Accepting and not doing much about it is just a great marketing play isn't it.<p>Apple makes descent phones but I think the headphone thing is a big enough deal for me that I'll probably switch to something else.